“No one was allergic to peanuts when I was a kid!” Many adults over 40 have made this observation and wondered why peanut allergies are so common in their children’s generation. However, a simple practice may protect future generations from developing this often-dangerous allergy.
The rise in peanut allergies may have resulted from an overreaction to what used to be a rare, albeit sometimes serious, condition. Beginning in the late 1990s, pediatricians and allergists in many countries advised pregnant women to avoid eating peanuts in an attempt to prevent peanut allergy in their children.
